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Cyberpunk 2077 Helps Steam Break Its All-Time Concurrent Player Record

3 years 5 months ago
Thanks in-part to the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, Steam has broken its all-time concurrent player record with a peak of 24,804,148 users. As reported by PC Gamer, this impressive number was revealed by the tracking site SteamDB and breaks the previous record of 22 million that was reached in March 2020 as more and more global stay-at-home orders and lockdowns were enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/cyberpunk-2077-review-with-new-gameplay"] Alongside the success of Cyberpunk 2077, which itself broke Steam's record for concurrent players in a single game with an all-time peak of 1,054,388 users, renewed lockdowns and the onset of winter in parts of the world also surely contributed to number. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive also helped make this record possible, as its 24-hour peak, as of this writing, is 1,062,017 players. Other 24-hour peaks in this time-frame include DOTA 2's 648,889 users, Among Us' 173,021 users, and Rocket League's 121,535 users. In our Cyberpunk 2077 review, we said that it "kicks you into its beautiful and dazzlingly dense cityscape with few restrictions.
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Adam Bankhurst

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Updated With 60fps Ray Tracing Mode

3 years 5 months ago
Update (12/13/20) - Insomniac Games has released the 1.002 update for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 and it also brings a 60fps ray tracing mode to the game. Original story follows. [poilib element="accentDivider"] A new update for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales brings a 60fps ray tracing mode to the game on PlayStation 5. Before today's update, which is already live, PS5 players had to choose between a resolution mode and a performance mode. The resolution mode featured 4K visuals with ray tracing while the performance mode dropped ray tracing in favor of a steady 60fps. Players can now have the best of both modes with the new "Performance RT" mode that features both 60fps and ray tracing.
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Wesley LeBlanc

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Cyberpunk 2077 Players May Be Getting Refunds After Performance Complaints

3 years 5 months ago
Certain Cyberpunk 2077 players on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam are seemingly getting refunds after complaining about the game's performance. As reported by VGC, Redditor NotBen_2 issued a PSA to those who are also experiencing issues when playing Cyberpunk 2077, especially on base PlayStation 4 and Xbox One units. Sony's policy on refunds for PlayStation Store purchases allow you to request one within the first 14 days. However, if you have started to download the game, you will "not be eligible for a refund unless the content is faulty." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/cyberpunk-2077-xbox-one-series-xs-and-ps4-tested-early-framerate-analysis-results"] Despite that, NotBen_2 did receive a refund, even after playing 10 hours of Cyberpunk 2077.
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Adam Bankhurst

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Genshin Impact: Dragonspine Map Expansion Adds New Characters and Events

3 years 5 months ago
Dragonspine, Genshin Impact's first new map addition, will be added to the free-to-play game on December 23, 2020 with its Version 1.2 update called The Chalk Prince and the Dragon. As revealed on PlayStation.Blog, Dragonspine is a frozen mountain range in the south of Monstadt and "is one of the most inhospitable areas in Teyvat." Furthermore, Dragonspine, which was revealed earlier this year, holds the remains of the venomous dragon, Durin, who fell here after the battle with Dvalin. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/genshin-impact-version-12-the-chalk-prince-and-the-dragon-trailer"] When players enter Dragonspine, they will notice the addition of a Sheer Cold bar that will go up if you are exposed to the cold without any heat source. When the bar is filled, you will take damage. The only way to combat Sheer Cold is to utilize Waypoints, lit torches, cooking pots, and the Seelie. Scarlet Quartz can also temporarily combat Sheer Cold. All Travelers at Adventure Rank 20 and above will also be able to participate in a special winter event that will see player's assisting the new 5-star character Albedo, Chief Alchemist and Captain of the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius in Monstadt.
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Adam Bankhurst

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Fall Guys Season 3 Exclusive: Check Out The Final Reward on Its Fame Pass

3 years 5 months ago
IGN's delighted to be able to show you the ultimate reward for completing the Fall Guys Season 3 Fame Pass - meet Dapper Walrus. Unlocked in multiple parts as with all Fall Guys costumes, it's the fourth costume unlocked by working through the game's upcoming Fame Pass, and the glorious top portion is the final reward on the track, meaning only the most dedicated players will receive it. Check out screenshots and art of Dapper Walrus below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=fall-guys-dapper-walrus-costume&captions=true"] Dapper Walrus is just one of many new additions in the winter-themed Fall Guys Season 3, including new race level Tundra Run, which we exclusively revealed earlier this week. We also got a rundown of Season 3's many new obstacles from the developers themselves - check out our video, which covers everything from nasty flippers to boxing bloves designed as presents, below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/12/fall-guys-season-3-the-most-chaotic-obstacles-yet"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
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Joe Skrebels

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Cyberpunk 2077: How to Change Your Appearance

3 years 5 months ago
Looking to change V's hairstyle or physical appearance in Cyberpunk 2077? Let us guide you through all of the changes and modifications you can make to V.
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Angie Harvey

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Cyberpunk 2077: Johnny Silverhand's Bionic Arm Is Now a Real World Prosthetic

3 years 5 months ago
Xbox, CD Projekt Red, and the non-profit Limbitless Solutions have teamed up to create a real world prosthetic based on the bionic arm of Keanu Reeves' Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077. As reported by Xbox Wire, these Johnny Silverhand-themed prosthetic arms will be donated for adults in upcoming clinical trial starting in 2021. A behind-the-scenes video is also available to show more of how this project came to be. [caption id="attachment_245212" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Courtesy of Limbitless Solutions[/caption] Limbitless Solutions is a non-profit organization that uses 3D printing to to create prosthetic arms for children and adults that are capable of gripping objects and performing carious gestures, and they are designed to be much cheaper than other prosthetics on the market. This Cyberpunk 2077-inspired bionic arm is just one of the many pulled from pop culture. In 2015, Limbitless teamed up with Robert Downey Jr. to present a young superhero fan Alex Pring with an Iron Man prosthetic limb, and in 2018, it partnered with 343 Industries to offer Halo-themed prosthetics.
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Adam Bankhurst

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Cyberpunk 2077 1.04 Hotfix Released for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox

3 years 5 months ago

Update (12/12/20) - Cyberpunk 2077's Twitter has confirmed that Hotfix 1.04 is now available on Xbox consoles as well.

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Cyberpunk 2077 is getting its first hotfix patch less than 48 hours after an aggressively buggy launch. CD Projekt Red says the update fixes a number of issues with quest bugs, visual bugs, stability, and more.

Hotfix 1.04 is now live on PlayStation consoles and PC. CD Projekt says it is working on getting the update available on Xbox consoles “as soon as possible.”

One of the more notable fixes pertains to the controversial braindance sequences, which featured red and white flashing lights that could cause players with epilepsy to have seizures. CDPR says the 1.04 update modifies the lighting effect to reduce the risk of inducing epileptic symptoms, reducing the flashing in frequency and magnitude. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/cyberpunk-2077-graphics-comparison-ps5-vs-ps4-base-model"]

CDPR has also removed copyrighted songs present in the game’s DMCA-friendly “disable copyrighted music” feature, which presented the streamer community with the huge issue of possibly being demonetized or having their content taken down following a DMCA strike.

Here’s CDPR’s full list of each fix in the 1.04 update.

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Joseph Knoop

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Cyberpunk 2077's Developer's Bonus Structure Changed After Launch Issues

3 years 5 months ago
Following launch issues surrounding Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red has allegedly changed its developer's bonus structure to ensure they will still get their bonuses. As reported by Bloomberg, executives at CD Projekt SA have taken "responsibility for the buggy release of the highly-anticipated title Cyberpunk 2077 this week" and have made changed to make sure that the team "will receive their full bonuses no matter how the game is reviewed." “We initially had a bonus system that was focused on the game’s ratings and the release date, but after consideration, we believe that measure is simply not fair under the circumstances,” wrote Adam Badowski, studio head and creative director for Cyberpunk 2077, in the email to staff that was obtained by Bloomberg. “We underestimated the lengths and complexity involved to make this a reality, and still you did everything you could to deliver an ambitious, special game.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/cyberpunk-2077-review-with-new-gameplay"] As of this writing, Cyberpunk 2077 has a 90 on review-aggregate site Metacritic, which reveals that high standards the team had set for itself.
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Adam Bankhurst

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Opinion: Xbox's Exclusive Game Drought Is Finally Almost Over

3 years 5 months ago
I’ve waited a long time to say this with confidence: Microsoft is finally – finally – set up for sustained first-party success. Xbox Studios’ on-paper portfolio was capped off by The Game Awards’ riveting reveal of Perfect Dark, which will revive a beloved N64-era franchise that has been dormant for 15 years. It’s been entrusted to The Initiative, Microsoft’s lone new homegrown studio located in the development hotbed of Santa Monica that’s staffed by talent with impressive resumes. Perfect Dark’s director, for instance, is Drew Murray, who also helmed the sublime Sunset Overdrive. But let’s back up a bit first. The story of the Xbox One’s disastrous launch has been well-told at this point, though I’d argue that Microsoft’s failures in the first-party/exclusive games department over the past generation have been just as damaging to the brand, if not more so. Funny enough, Xbox One had a pretty solid launch window’s worth of exclusives, including Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, and Titanfall. But since starting reasonably strong on the software side, the well has gone and stayed dry, year after year.
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Ryan McCaffrey

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JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Forms Game Studio With Left 4 Dead Creator

3 years 5 months ago
Bad Robot Productions, JJ Abrams’ movie, and TV production company, has launched a video game division under the guidance of former Valve executive Michael Booth. In 2018, Abrams announced that Bad Robots will be expanding into video games with Bad Robot Games, but the newest venture under Booth will bring video game development in-house. Meaning Bad Robot themselves will begin developing and designing games on their own. Booth will serve as general manager and will lead the creative team through the company’s first game, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Booth was formerly a developer for Turtle Rock Studios, the developers of Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. He was project lead on games such as Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Nox, as well as working on Team Fortress 2 and Command & Conquer: Generals. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/17/left-4-dead-3-is-not-in-the-works"] In a statement to Hollywood Reporter, Booth says, "My career has been driven by a desire to innovate new ways of bringing people together for epic adventures online, leaving them exciting stories they can tell their friends afterward." Booth added, "The games I create center around people working together to survive and thrive in fantastic worlds, which seems an excellent fit for JJ Abrams' approach to moviemaking. As a huge fan of JJ's work, I'm incredibly excited by the unique opportunity to create something new at Bad Robot Games Studios in collaboration with the world-class talent at Bad Robot." There has been no word on what Bad Robots’ first project will be. [poilib element="accentDivider"]Matt T.M.
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Matt T.M. Kim

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Cyberpunk 2077 Has A Steep Learning Curve, We Can Help

3 years 5 months ago
Cyberpunk 2077 is finally out, and it has already become apparent that navigating Night City may be a more daunting task than many players were expecting. Maybe you missed an important tutorial because the guy you were talking to started aggressively T-posing, or perhaps there just... wasn't a tutorial, because this is Night City, and you are basically on your own. With an RPG as robust as Cyberpunk, there's a lot of mechanics to wrap your head around right at the start, different systems to manage and keep track of, and you can get just as lost in the back alleys of Night City as you can in the game's never ending menus and inventories. The information overload is Braindance-levels of real During my first hours in Night City, I spent so much time trying to steal cars I couldn't keep, searched in vain for access points, and wondered who the hell kept lighting me on fire. I think it's safe to say we've all run into plenty of problems long before Keanu Reeves shows his dreamy face, and I know you've all seen your fair share of frustrations based on our behind-the-scenes Cyberpunk 2077 Strategy Guide traffic data. While I can't help you if you run into terrifying bugs like your character going bald if you look in a mirror (don't worry, you're still breathtaking), now that I've made my way deeper into the game, I can try and help you make sense of Cyberpunk 2077's complex world with a handful of in-depth guides that may hold the answers you seek.  And yes, we're keeping it spoiler-free!

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Brendan Graeber

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What Are the Worst Games of the Year?

3 years 5 months ago
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Justin Davis, Mark Medina, and maybe a special guest -- are discussing the WORST games of the year. Oh yeah, there's also this game called Cyberpunk to talk about. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!
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Daemon Hatfield

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Sephiroth Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - NVC 538

3 years 5 months ago
Welcome to NVC! This week, your new fill-in host Seth Macy is joined by Peer Schneider, Brian Altano, and Tom Marks to discuss Nintendo's presence at The Game Awards. Hear about the one-winged angel, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, coming to Super Smash Bros., our thoughts on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, recent Switch sales numbers, and more.

NVC is available on your preferred platform!

You can also Download NVC 538 Directly Here

You can listen to NVC on your preferred platform every Thursday at 3pm PT/6pm ET. Have a question for Question Block? Write to us at nvc@ign.com and we may pick your question! Also, make sure to join the Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast Forums on Facebook. We're all pretty active there and often pull Question Block questions and comments straight from the community.

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Logan Plant is the Production Assistant for NVC. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

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Logan Plant

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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Review

3 years 5 months ago

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond attempts to return to the series’ roots with a VR twist. It’s also storied Titanfall 2 developer Respawn Entertainment’s first step into VR and one of the first major World War 2-themed shooters to land in the medium. While it largely succeeds with frantic Nazi-killing action that brings you into the chaos of the second World War in locations like Omaha Beach and Peenemünde, its inconsistent tone and quality makes for a shooter campaign that drags on past its welcome. Next to that, though, is the truly impressive documentary dedicated to shedding light on the true stories of those who fought and served. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond itself, however, pales in comparison, not only to the legendary legacy that it attempts to draw from, but also in comparison to other recent VR shooters.

Before you can jump into this Oculus exclusive (which I played on an Oculus Rift S), you have to get past Medal of Honor’s shockingly high system specs that warn of performance issues on anything less than an RTX 2080 or equivalent — and you need a spectacular 340GB of storage space to even launch the installer in the first place before it settles into a mere [correction: the installer has since been updated to only require 180GB] 180GB. That’s right: Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is almost as big as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. But for all that, we do get a diverse number of wonderfully detailed scenes throughout, including the gorgeous French countryside and the Norwegian Telemark. That said, NPCs rarely manage to cross the uncanny valley in VR, making their stiff and overly drawn-out performances all the more difficult to sit through when you just want to get back into the action.

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Gabriel Moss

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The Callisto Protocol Wants to be The Scariest Next-Gen Horror Game Ever

3 years 5 months ago
Glen Schofield wants space to be scary, again. 12 years after creating Dead Space, Schofield is back in the world of sci-fi horror with his new studio Striking Distance, which just announced its survival-horror game The Callisto Protocol. IGN spoke with Schofield a day after The Callisto Protocol was revealed to find out more about the project. And one thing is clear, Schofield’s first and foremost goal with the game is to scare you. “I’m looking forward to really trying to make the scariest game on next-gen platforms [and PC],” says Schofield. “From what I hear — it’s hard to be the creative and talk nicely about it — but from what I hear… [Dead Space] was one of the scarier games of [its generation] and I want to do the same on next-gen, or what’s considered now the current-gen.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/the-callisto-protocol-announcement-trailer"] Striking Distance has a peculiar origin. Founded in 2019 by Schofield after he co-directed several Call of Duty games, including Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3, and Advanced Warfare. Striking Distance was built under the PUBG Corp, best known for the battle royale hit PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Striking Distance then set out to expand the PUBG universe by creating a new narrative experience within it. And The Callisto Protocol is just that.
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Matt T.M. Kim

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Cyberpunk 2077 Pre-Order Sales Have Already Covered Entire Development and Marketing Cost

3 years 5 months ago
Cyberpunk 2077 has been out for less than a week, but developer CD Projekt says it has already recouped its total development cost and marketing and promotional cost.

In a short report to investors, the Management Board of CD Projekt says that the “estimated licensing royalties receivable by the Company in association with pre-order sales of Cyberpunk 2077 across all of its digital distribution channels have exceeded the sum,” of both the game’s development cost and marketing expense.

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Matt T.M. Kim

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Persona 5 Strikers Offers New Action With the Same Persona Style

3 years 5 months ago
With Persona 5 as one of my favorite games of the generation, and my still-in-progress Persona 5 Royal run reaffirming my love for the world of the Phantom Thieves, I’ve been intensely curious about Persona 5 Strikers since its original announcement and release in Japan. Now, with a 2021 launch date confirmed for the west and a hands-off look at an early stretch of gameplay, I’m impressed by how much the Koei Tecmo-developed Strikers looks like what its trailers have teased - a fully-fledged Persona 5 sequel story - even if its core combat plays quite differently. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/persona-5-strikers-official-announcement-trailer"] For anyone who hasn’t looked into its Japanese release under the name Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, P5S is more a Musou-style action game a la Dynasty Warriors or Hyrule Warriors, than a turn-based JRPG. Action as seen in my hands-off demo of an early infiltration mission for the Phantom Thieves found Joker and others of his merry band seamlessly jumping from exploration to combat, never being pulled out of the environment to a new battlefield. Action played out of the streets surrounding this palace - taking place in Shibuya, though P5S will see the group travel to other cities around Japan. And while the action played out (mostly) in real-time, with a bit of button-mashing attacks sending Joker whipping up a frenzy as he demolished enemies, I came away impressed by how much it appears to retain the spirit of Persona 5.
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Jonathon Dornbush

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PS5 Had the Biggest Console Launch Month in U.S. History

3 years 5 months ago
The PlayStation 5 was November 2020's best-selling hardware platform in consumer spending, and it had the highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a video game hardware platform in U.S. history, breaking the previous record held by PlayStation 4 in November 2013. As reported by The NPD Group's Mat Piscatella, even though the PS5 broke those records, the Nintendo Switch was still the best-selling hardware platform in November 2020 in units sold, extending its streak for a record 24 consecutive month. As for Xbox Series X/S, even though they did not set any records, Piscatella notes that they also "immediately and completely sold out." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/call-of-duty-cold-war-warzone-season-one-trailer"] As far as games, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War was November 2020's best-selling game, and has already become the best-selling game of 2020 year-to-date, beating out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This is the 13th consecutive year that a Call of Duty game has been the best-selling game of its launch month. In November 2007, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock surpassed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's sales to take the #1 spot. Assassin's Creed Valhalla took the number two spot and achieved the highest launch month sales for an Assassin's Creed game since Assassin's Creed III in 2012. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales followed at number three and had the second highest launch month sales of any superhero game on PlayStation platforms in U.S. history, trailing only behind Marvel's Spider-Man.
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Adam Bankhurst

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The Callisto Protocol Is Set in the PUBG Universe

3 years 5 months ago
The Callisto Protocol - the new sci-fi horror from the creator of Dead Space - is definitely set in the universe of PUBG. We just don't quite know how right now. Announced at The Game Awards 2020, The Callisto Protocol comes from Glen Schofield and his new studio Striking Distance, a developer set up specifically to create a "narrative experience" within the world of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. However, when the Callisto Protocol was shown off, the game looked far more like Dead Space than PUBG. However, speaking to IGN, a spokesperson for Striking Distance confirmed that the game is indeed that same narrative experience, and connected to PUBG - but wouldn't say exactly how. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/the-callisto-protocol-announcement-trailer"] That connection could be very interesting - PUBG's background narrative has gotten increasingly in-depth over time (including an appearance from Jonathan Frakes among many other things), but Callisto Protocol is set on one of Jupiter's moons in the year 2320, whereas the battle royale is based around the story of a multi-billionaire that organises mercenary battles in his razed fictional homeland.
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Joe Skrebels

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Fall Guys Season 3 Exclusive: New Level Tundra Run Revealed

3 years 5 months ago
IGN's very happy to be able to reveal a brand new level coming to Fall Guys in Season 3 - welcome to Tundra Run. Adding to Fall Guys' set of races, this is a rush to qualify by crossing the finish line, but offers perhaps one of the cruellest obstacle courses in the game so far. You can check out a gameplay video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/fall-guys-season-3-exclusive-tundra-run-level-reveal"] Tundra Run offers major choices about how to proceed through it, each with pros and cons. In all, the level will have you:
  • Climbing a narrow, chicaning hill while trying to avoid growing, cannon-fired snowballs.
  • Passing through a set of presents that fire giant boxing gloves (or creeping around the narrow ledges behind them.
  • Climbing a steep hill, assisted by a fan.
  • Jumping over a set of boxing glove presents, or crossing longer, icy, obstacle strewn paths around them.
  • Climbing a hill covered in pinball-like flippers that shoot you backwards through the level, while a moving fan also blows you back down.
  • Using a set of flippers to reach small floating flippers, which also feature flippers to send you over the obstacle-guarded finishing line (or plummeting to your doom).
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-review"] It is, quite frankly, a mean-looking race, and seems to be another step up in the skill levels required after players have mastered the Season 1 and 2 stages. Tundra Run marks one of a several new levels being added in the Winter-themed Season 3 - and stick with IGN for more exclusive drops of the new content. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.
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Joe Skrebels

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Mass Effect: Multiple Members of Original Trilogy Dev Team Back for New Sequel

3 years 5 months ago
Multiple members of the teams that worked on the original Mass Effect Trilogy have returned to BioWare and are working on the new installment in the series officially announced last night at The Game Awards. On Twitter, Mass Effect Project Director Mike Gamble singled out narrative designer Dusty Everman (Mass Effect 1, 2, 3, Andromeda) and Parrish Ley (Mass Effect 1, 2, 3) as two of those who had left BioWare, and returned to work on the new Mass Effect project. Gamble adds that "there are more" ex-Bioware developers returning for the new game, and explains "We've heard what Mass Effect means to you." While they've remained at BioWare, Gamble also points out that original Mass Effect art director Derek Watts, and programmer/designer Brenon Holmes are part of the new team. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/mass-effect-new-installment-announcement-trailer"] After the less well-received Mass Effect: Andromeda, and departure of BioWare general manager and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson, the future of Mass Effect could have been seen to be moving in something of an unknown direction, with a new team in place.
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Joe Skrebels

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CD Projekt Red Stock Drops 29% Around Cyberpunk 2077 Launch

3 years 5 months ago
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has seen its stock price fall in the days around the game’s launch, with a steep decline of 29%. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, shares are currently priced at PLN (Polish złoty) 313.9, down from PLN 443 on December 4. The decline is likely due to the release and press coverage revealing that Cyberpunk 2077 suffers from a plethora of bugs and glitches, and has notably poor performance on previous generation consoles. Such issues have spread widely via social media. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/why-cyberpunk-2077-should-not-get-a-pass-on-last-gens-failures"] Share prices appear to have dropped since the embargo on reviews was lifted. A few days later, the release of the game did little to counterbalance the fall, with shares on December 10 slipping from PLN 390.6 to PLN 362. That’s a 7.3% decrease. CD Projekt Red experienced an all-time high in share price back in August, with a share price of PLN 460.8 and a total market cap of 42.5 billion złoty. Overtime that has declined around the announcement of major issues, such as the reports of the studio enforcing mandatory crunch and a delay for Cyberpunk 2077. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-pc-gameplay-screenshots&captions=true"] While stock may have declined, CD Projekt Red has generated a huge amount of sales for Cyberpunk 2077; the game sold eight million copies before it even released.
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Matt Purslow

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How to Make Money in Cyberpunk 2077

3 years 5 months ago
Strapped for cash? IGN has you covered with several tips and tricks for earning some extra cash in Cyberpunk 2077.
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Angie Harvey

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Just Cause: Mobile Announced at The Game Awards

3 years 5 months ago
Here’s a left-fielder. Just Cause is coming to mobile in the form of a free-to-play action shooter set to be released on Android and iOS in 2021. Just Cause: Mobile will have both single player and multiplayer experiences which will bring the grappling, gliding, and shooting we all know from the Just Cause series to a top-down mobile experience. You can check out the trailer that premiered during The Game Awards below. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/just-cause-mobile-reveal-trailer"] Just Cause: Mobile will let players team up with friends online and compete in multiplayer and co-op challenges for upgrades and gear. Players will customize their own character and take them on a brand-new single player story campaign featuring cameos from favorite Just Cause characters. At launch there will be four modes. A story campaign where players will use their custom created characters to explore a large open-world in the Just Cause universe. There will also be a 30-player competitive multiplayer mode where three teams of 10 will fight to claim bases and earn points. Players can use both weapons and vehicles to take on enemy players. 4-player co-op is also available for select missions, or players can take part in Challenge Mode to test their destruction and racing abilities. For more from The Game Awards, check out IGN’s full live recap, updated regularly. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
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Matt T.M. Kim

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The Game Awards 2020: All the Winners

3 years 5 months ago
From The Last of Us Part 2 to Final Fantasy VII Remake to Ghost of Tsushima, here are all the winners of each and every category of The Game Awards 2020.
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Adam Bankhurst

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New Mass Effect Revealed

3 years 5 months ago
A new Mass Effect was officially revealed during The Game Awards. The project is currently in "early production," according to BioWare. The reveal provided little information about what can be expected from Mass Effect's next chapter, though the teaser trailer ended on a shot of an Asari who appears to be Liara T'Soni. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/mass-effect-new-installment-announcement-trailer"] BioWare previously confirmed a "veteran team" was working on the next Mass Effect, though this is the first we've seen of it beyond concept art. Project director Mike Gamble has since highlighted a few key members of the original trilogy's development team who are returning to work on the sequel. The series' latest entry, Mass Effect Andromeda, was released in 2017 and is widely considered the weakest Mass Effect. IGN's review said Andromeda "only occasionally recaptures the series' brilliance, but delivers a vast and fun action-RPG." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=mass-effect-next-chapter-game-award-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] Ahead of the next Mass Effect, BioWare and EA will release Mass Effect Legendary Edition in Spring 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Jordan Sirani

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